SociAAL

This project proposes a development framework for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) which emphasizes the role of society in harmony with the individual. To do this, the project proposes to research the development of a methodology that would address the formalization of the social culture and individual needs from an engineering perspective. The goal is to facilitate development assistance experts in studying the impact of measures taken and to observe certain cultural rules.

The formalization would be done by a modeling language which would integrate concepts of sociology, ubiquitous computing, and individual needs. This formalization would be subjected to a series of transformations, following an approach to model-driven development in other models (lower level) and, finally, in different types of software.
The previous setting supports two important requirements for the effective development of AAL systems. On one hand, it supports producing simulations to assess how the requirements would work in real settings. On the other hand, it produces software that could be used directly in default ubiquitous devices.

In both types of software, the project applies an agent-oriented approach. End systems would implement policies for self-management meeting the engineers’ requirements, so that the system is maintained with minimal human assistance.